Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 August to 10 September 1972. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed.Medalists
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:
First round
- James Montague def. Nosrat Vakil Monfared, TKO-3
- Ray Seales def. Ulrich Beyer, 3:2
- Anatoliy Kamnev def. Roy Johnson, KO-2
- Andres Molina def. Pentti Saarman, TKO-2
- Emiliano Villa def. Tomsah Milwal Okalo, 5:0
- Graham Moughton def. Malang Balouch, 5:0
- Zvonimir Vujin def. Robert Mwakosya, TKO-2
- Sodnomyn Gombo def. Ytham Kunda, 5:0
- Angel Angelov def. Luis Contreras, TKO-3
- Walter Desiderio Gomez def. Krzysztof Pierwieniecki, 5:0
- Srisook Buntoe def. Ernesto Bergamasco, 4:1
- Calistrat Cuțov def. Mohamed Muruli, 4:1
- Park Tai-Shik def. Abdou Fall, TKO-3
- Issaka Dabore def. Odartey Lawson, TKO-3
- Laudiel Negron def. Obisia Nwakpa, 4:1
- Kyoji Shinohara def. Fekadu Gabre Selassie, 5:0
Second round
- Ray Seales def. James Montague, 5:0
- Andres Molina def. Anatoliy Kamnev, KO-3
- Graham Moughton def. Emiliano Villa, 3:2
- Zvonimir Vujin def. Sodnomyn Gombo, 3:2
- Angel Angelov def. Walter Desiderio Gomez, 4:1
- Srisook Buntoe def. Calistrat Cuțov, TKO-3
- Issaka Dabore def. Park Tai-Shik, TKO-3
- Kyoji Shinohara def. Laudiel Negron, 5:0
Quarterfinals
- Ray Seales def. Andres Molina, 3:2
- Zvonimir Vujin def. Graham Moughton, 5:0
- Angel Angelov def. Srisook Bantow, TKO-2
- Issaka Dabore def. Kyoji Shinohara, 3:2
Semifinals
- Ray Seales def. Zvonimir Vujin, 5:0
- Angel Angelov def. Issaka Dabore, 5:0
Final
- Ray Seales def. Angel Angelov, 3:2
